CCTV9英语新闻：北京市是世界上最严重缺水的大城市之一
时间：2019-02-06 作者：英语课 分类：CCTV9英语新闻2014年07月
Beijing has a huge appetite for water, and at the same time is one of the most water-scarce cities in the world. Water use in the city is about 3.6 billion cubic meters per year. While water resources provide only 2.1 billion per year - a shortage 1 of 1.5 billion cubic meters.
The fast-growing population has made the situation even worse. The capital has over 20 million people and the annual water supply in Beijing is less than 100 cubic meters per person. That’s one-tenth of the international warning line, which is 1,000 cubic meters per person.
And the average world water supply per person is 40 times higher than Beijing’s. That puts the country’s capital in a position of having more severe water scarcity 2 even than some Middle-East countries.
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shortage
n.缺少，缺乏，不足
参考例句：
The city is suffering a desperate shortage of water.这个城市严重缺水。
The heart of the problem is a shortage of funds.问题的关键是缺乏经费。
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scarcity
n.缺乏，不足，萧条
参考例句：
The scarcity of skilled workers is worrying the government.熟练工人的缺乏困扰着政府。
The scarcity of fruit was caused by the drought.水果供不应求是由于干旱造成的。
- The city is suffering a desperate shortage of water.这个城市严重缺水。
- The heart of the problem is a shortage of funds.问题的关键是缺乏经费。